Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C8W1582426 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections23
all-time
OOS inspections17
of 23
First seenOct 10, 2023
US
Last seenApr 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1482C8W1582426
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
582426

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Prefix basis · 808 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 808 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 10, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Apr 1, 2026TXI · Full6OOSSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Mar 23, 2026TXI · Full12OOSSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Feb 25, 2026TXI · Full9OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Feb 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Feb 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0MIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Jan 9, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0MIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Jan 6, 2026TXI · Full8OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Nov 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Nov 14, 2025TXI · Full7OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Oct 1, 2025TXI · Full18OOSSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Sep 19, 2025TXI · Full14OOSSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Jul 23, 2025TXI · Full7OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Jul 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Jun 11, 2025TXI · Full14OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Jun 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Apr 4, 2025TXI · Full7OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Feb 25, 2025USI · Full9OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 24216845983JL/OK
Oct 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around3SERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Feb 19, 2024USI · Full10OOSSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 28275305983JL/OK
Jan 11, 2024USI · Full9OOSJESUS MANUEL DUARTE 6066985983JL/OK
Dec 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around2JESUS MANUEL DUARTE 6066985983JL/OK
Oct 10, 2023USI · Full8OOSJESUS MANUEL DUARTE 6066985983JL/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIGUEL RIOS RANGEL2421684Feb 25, 2025Apr 10, 202612CI
SERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV2827530Feb 19, 2024Apr 1, 20268CI
JESUS MANUEL DUARTE606698Oct 10, 2023Jan 11, 20243CI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5983JLOK2MIGUEL RIOS RANGELFeb 25, 2025Apr 10, 202612
5983JLOKSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CVFeb 19, 2024Apr 1, 20268
5983JLOKJESUS MANUEL DUARTEOct 10, 2023Jan 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026